Kathy Cronkite, daughter of Walter and Betsy Cronkite, speaks at the dedication of the Walter Cronkite Memorial at 含羞草社区 on Nov. 4, 2013. Oct. 31, 2023--含羞草社区 will host a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Walter Cronkite Memorial from at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6. The [...]
July 11, 2019鈥敽卟萆缜� is celebrating this month鈥檚 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon with special shows in the Bushman Planetarium and exhibits in the Walter Cronkite Memorial. The Bushman Planetarium, located inside Agenstein Hall, will show 鈥淔uture Moon鈥� and 鈥淲e Choose Space鈥� beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, July [...]
By Daniel Cobb News-Press NOW, Jul 3, 2019 Missouri Western鈥檚 Walter Cronkite Memorial in Spratt Hall is highlighting some of the more astronomical aspects of the famous journalist鈥檚 career to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. On July 16, 1969, NASA successfully launched both Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon. [...]
The total solar eclipse is nearly here. Below is a recap of information we sent in a聽news release聽earlier this month about eclipse-related activities at 含羞草社区, with some additional information regarding where to watch streaming video. Planetarium show 鈥淭otality鈥� will be shown nine times over the weekend. All shows are SOLD OUT. The [...]
St. Joseph is one of the largest cities on the path of totality for the Great American Eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, and 含羞草社区 has several activities planned to help educate and entertain the public about this astronomical phenomenon. The Bushman Planetarium is showing 鈥淭otality,鈥� a new show about all kinds of [...]
The Walter Cronkite Memorial at 含羞草社区 will host a performance of the live multimedia production 鈥淐ronkite鈥� at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8 in the Kemper Recital Hall, adjacent to the Memorial inside Spratt Hall. The performance is free and open to the public. 鈥淐ronkite鈥� is a 24-minute live presentation that recreates some [...]
The Walter Cronkite Memorial will honor the centennial of the legendary journalist鈥檚 birth with an open house from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at the memorial inside Spratt Hall on the campus of 含羞草社区. The open house will include a monumental new sculpture reflecting Cronkite鈥檚 close ties to the [...]
Live multimedia performances that are a part of the Walter Cronkite Memorial at 含羞草社区 will travel to New York and Washington, D.C. for performances this month. The special engagements are in honor of the centennial of the legendary newsman鈥檚 birth in St. Joseph, Missouri, on Nov. 4, 1916. 鈥淎nd That鈥檚 the Way [...]
In commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 含羞草社区 will present a free live showing of the live multimedia performance 鈥淐ronkite鈥� at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. The performance is open to the public. 鈥淐ronkite鈥� is a one-man show adapted from [...]
鈥淎nd That鈥檚 the Way It Is: Cronkite鈥檚 Journey,鈥� a live multimedia performance exploring key moments in history through the eyes of legendary journalist Walter Cronkite, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 11 on the H&R Block City Stage at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. The performance is presented by the Walter Cronkite [...]
